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Discussion on practical and theoretic issues of integrated rice-duck farming system
ZHANG Jia-en, LU Jing-xiong, HUANG Zhao-xiang, ZHANG Guang-hui
Institute of tropical and subtropical ecology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642 China
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Abstract  

Integrated rice-duck farming technology, as an environmental friendly technology, has been applied and practiced in many countries in Asia and in many provinces or areas in China. In order to promote this technology more effectively and scientifically, Some problems or issues should be addressed: (1) selection of rice species and duck species suitable for rice-duck farming system; (2) structure optimization of rice-duck farming system; (3) scientific issues related to ecological processes and functions of duck and linked mechanisms in paddy ecosystem; (4) integrated pest and disease management in paddy ecosystem; (5)sustainability of soil fertility of paddy field; (6)improvement of routine field management; (7) new sources of fodder for ducks; (8) prevention and cure of epidemic diseases of ducks; (9) standardization of integrated rice-duck farming system; (10) improvement of economic benefits of integrated rice-duck farming system.

Key wordsIntegrated rice-duck farming system      Theoretical issues      Practical technology     
Received: 25 February 2005     
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ZHANG Jia-en,LU Jing-xiong,HUANG Zhao-xiang, et al. Discussion on practical and theoretic issues of integrated rice-duck farming system[J]. , 2005, 24(1): 49-51.
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